Jul 27, 2025  
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

Rinker Center for Experiential Learning


Mrs. Wendy Eynon, RCEL Manager

Mrs. Amy Singleton, Study Abroad Advisor

Providing students with life-changing opportunities to travel the world and broaden their perspective on learning and life, the David and Leighan Rinker Center for Experiential Learning offers multiple pathways for study away opportunities. Current pathways for experiential learning are Semester Study Abroad (Fall, Spring, and Summer), Class Abroad (Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks), and Serve Abroad (Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks). These opportunities aim to foster intellectual curiosity, encourage thoughtful reflection, and develop essential skills for lifelong engagement and leadership in the global community. Participation in these opportunities is a privilege awarded to students in good standing in the areas of academics, discipline, Workship, and Chapel.

Semester Abroad

Providing students with life-changing opportunities to travel the world and broaden their perspective on learning and life, the David and Leighan Rinker Center for Experiential Learning offers multiple pathways for study away opportunities. Current pathways for experiential learning are Semester Study Abroad (Fall, Spring, and Summer), Class Abroad (Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks), and Serve Abroad (Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks). These opportunities aim to foster intellectual curiosity, encourage thoughtful reflection, and develop essential skills for lifelong engagement and leadership in the global community. Participation in these opportunities is a privilege awarded to students in good standing in the areas of academics, discipline, Workship, and Chapel.

With more a wide range of locations and academic programs available, students will be able to find the experience that is best suited for them. Potential study abroad locations include:

  • Cusco, Peru
  • Jerusalem, Israel
  • Kampala, Uganda
  • Klaipeda, Lithuania
  • London, England
  • Oxford, England
  • Prague, Czech Republic
  • Rome, Italy 
  • Seoul, South Korea
  • Valencia, Spain
  • And more!
Class Abroad

In addition to semester-long programs, students can participate in faculty-led short-term programs known as Class Abroad. Each Class Abroad program is planned by PBA faculty members who organize an academic course with an international travel component. In the past, such trips have included destinations like Israel, Paris, Vietnam, Germany, and the Galapagos. Students receive academic credit for the course while gaining hands-on experience in their studies.

Serve Abroad

Serve Abroad opportunities are offered each year through various departments across campus such as Campus Ministries, Gregory Center for Medical Missions, and Nursing.  RCEL can connect interested students to a current list of offerings.

Any interested students should contact the RCEL office at RCEL@pba.edu for further information, or visit the office in Okeechobee Hall 119.